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APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, 1910.

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CASH REGISTER.

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Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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FERDINAND KBONENBERGER, OF CORONA, NEW YORK, ASSIG-NOR OF ONE-THIRD TOROBERT STEWART ANDONE-SIXTH T0 RALPH G. BARCLAY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.I

CASH-REGISTER.

1,056,556. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented M3113 18 1913:

Application filed April 19, 1910. Serial No. 556,406.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND KRONEN- nnnenn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Corona, Long Island, county of.

elevation looking at the opposite end of the machine. Fig. 6 1S rearelevation. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view looking at the left end ofthe machine and showing the Queens, and State of New York, have intotalregister mechanism. Fig. Sis a detail vented a certain-new and usefulCash-Regsection on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7 looking in ister, of which thefollowing is a specificathe direction of the arrow. Fig. 9 is a detlon.tail vertical section on the line 9-9 of Fig. This invention is a cashregister, and it 2 showing one of the indicating devices. pertains, moreparticularly, to a machine Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail view in sidewhich omits separate levers or keys for opelevation of one of thecounting wheels assoerating the various parts which add the ciat-eclwith the daily register. Fig. 11 is numbers or amounts. i an edge viewof the counting wheels shown Among other features of novelty, the ininFig. 10. Fig. 11 is a vertical longitudivention embodies a machinewherein there is nal section through one form of indicating employed thefollowing distinctly new mechanism on the line 1111 of Fig. 2mechanisms: a daily register composed of a looking in the direction ofthe arrow. Figs. plurality of rotatable counting wheels op- 12 and 18are views in side elevation and erated by the rotation of spindles bythe opedge elevation, respectively, of one of the erato'r; a totalregister composed of a pluactuating members whereby the indicatingrality of counting wheels which are posimechanism is operated. Figs. 11and 15 tioned in cooperative relation to the countare detail views ofthe cam operated means ing wheels of the daily register; means for forpositively actuating a throw-01f device shifting the total register outof cooperative by which the actuating members for the relation to thedaily register, and for lock-- daily register and the indicatingmechanism ing said daily register in such now-cooperative position,while the operator is engaged in restoring the daily register to anormalor zero position; indicating mechanism operated by the rotatablespindles for displaying to the view of the customer and the oporator thenumbers added ,by the daily register; and locking mechanism for theseveral operatingparts so as to preclude tamti'atedin Figs. 1, 2 and 3.Fig. 5 is an are thrown out of operative relation to the sp ndles whenthe total register. is disconnected from the daily register, therebyenabling an operator to return the daily register to zero withoutaffecting the total reg;

ister. Fig. 16 is a detail view illustrating spacing sleeves or collarsof different lengths which are associated with the throw-off device andthe actuating members. Fig. 17 is pering with the correct-working of thea detail sectional view on the line 17-17 mechanisms. of Fig. 2. Fig. 18is an elevation looking Other features of the invention will apat theright hand end of the machine and pear from theannexed detaileddescription illustrating the transfer device on an enand theaccompanying claims. larged scale, said transfer device being In theaccompanying drawin s I have adapted for cooperation with the countingillustrated different practical, em loodiments wheels of the dailyregister. Fig. 19 is a of the invent-ion,but the constructions shownplan view of the parts shown in Fig. 18. therein are to be understood asillustrative, Fig. 20 is a detail section on the line 20-2O only, and,not as defining the limitsof the of Fig. 19 looking in the directionofthe invention. ..f arrow.- Fig. 21 is a detail view in side ele- Figure1 is a front elevation of a machine vation illustrating a lockingmechanism embodying this invention, the casing being whereby the spindleoperated members are omitted and certain of the parts being shownprecluded from movement when the total in section. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the maregister is sh fted. from operative relation to chine shown inFig. 1. Fig. 3 ionsvertical' the daily register. Fig. 22 1s a planviewof section taken in the plane of the dotted line the parts shown In Flg.21., Flg. is a rear 3'3 of-Fig. 2, the indicating mechanism beelevationof the parts shown in Figs. 21 and ing omitted. Fig. 4 is an elevationlooking 22. Fig. 2 1s a side elevation of the parts "at the right handend of'the machine illus shown in Figs. 21 to 23, respectively Figs.

25 and 26 are views in side elevation and its plan, respectively,illustrating another form t f indicating mechanism which may be comzinedwith the spindle operated members.

A indicates a base provided with a chamber, (.1, shown in Fig. 1,whereby said base is adapted to receive a cash drawer (not sn m'n),saidcash drawer being slidable relative to the base. Upon tliisbase iserected a casing for closing the operative parts of the machine, aportion of said casing being indicated by a. The base supports, also,side plates, Z), Z), of a maino'frame, B, adapt edto carry the variousworking parts of the machine. In this frame is mounted a daily registermechanism indicated generally by the reference character, G, and a totalregister mechanism indicated in its entirety by the reference character,D, the daily register being at the right hand portion of the frame, andthe total register at the left hand portion of the frame.

The total register mechanism, C, comprises a plurality of wheels, 0, 0,c 0 which are mounted loosely for rotation on a shaft, C, supported inplates, Z), 7), of theframe. The wheels, 0, c, 0 0 are the units, tens,hundreds, and thousands wheels of said daily register mechanism. iVheel,0, is provided with ratchet teeth, a, and transfer teeth, a, at regularintervals. heel, c, is provided with ratchet teeth, a and transferteeth, a", at regular intervals. In a similar manner wheel, 0 hasratchet teeth, 0 and transfer teeth, c",at regular intervals,whereas,thousands wheel, 0 is provided with ratchet teeth, 0 there being notransfer teeth on the thousands wheel, The several wheels of the dailyregister are adapted to turn freely on shaft, C, but they are preventedfrom turning in a backward direction by means of check pawls, 0, heldinto engagement with the ratchet teeth thereof, by spring, 0 said pawlsand the springs being attached to a supporting bar, fixed to frameplate, I), b. Cooperating with the semral wheels of the daily registerare spindles, E, E, E and E each of said spindles having a gear, or aratchet gear, 6, positioned for cooperation with one counting wheel ofthe daily register, 0, see dotted lines in Fig. 6. The series ofspindles are grouped around the counting wheels of the daily 'registerso that the spindles will be separated for easy access and convenientmanipulation, and. the gears or ratchet gears,

0, will mesh with the ratchet teeth of the respective counting wheels,whereby each counting wheel will be operated positively and directly bythe spindle associated there-.

sented by cents, dimes, dollars, and tens of dollars. Each operatingspind'le consists of two members, e. e the former, 6, being preferably asolid shaft, whereas the latter, 6 is tubular, said parts, 0, 6 being inalinement with each other so that an end portion of member, 0', isreceived within an adjacent end portion of tubular member, 0 The tubularmember is provided with an operating knob, 6 and the two parts, 6', c ofthe spindle are connected operatively by ratchet and pawl mechanismshown more clearly in Fig. 17. The ratchet wheel, a,

' is secured rigidly to solid member, 0', and

to the inner portion of tubular member, a is rigidly fastened a carryingarm, 0', to which arm is pivoted a pawl, ef, which is presse by aspring, 6 normally into engagement with the teeth of ratchet, e. Thedescribed construction enables the spindle to be operated, and to bereturned to a zero position without effecting the relation of gear, orratchet gear, c, with the teeth of the counting wheel. When the knob, 6is turned in one direction to operate tubular part, e of the spindle,said part turns arm, a, and pawl, 0, so that the pawl will turn theratchet, efiand solid spindle part, c, a corresponding distance,whereupon gear, 6, will turn the counting wheel of the daily register asimilar distance.

Associated with the several counting wheels of the daily register is atransfer mechanism by which, at regular intervals, the sums will becarried from a wheel of a lower. denomination to the next adjacent wheelof ahigher denominationfas for example, when wheel, 0, is rotated adistance representing ten. cents, one element of the transfer devicewill be operated to carrydhe tens from units wheel, 0, to the nextadjacent wheel, or tens wheel, c, and in like order, wheel, a, willoperate another element of the transfer device to carry hundreds owheel, 0 and similarly thousands .will be carried from wheel, to wheel,0 1* F F are a series of levers hun loosel on an arbor or spindle, f,supported in frame platc, I), 7), above the daily register. Said leversof the transfer device, shown more vided with an arm, f, and a pawl, f,the latter being pivoted to said lever by a pin, f. The arm, f, ispositioned on the lever in a different vertical plane from pawl, f, andsaid lever is held in an operative position by a spring, f which isattached to a cross bar, f supported adjacent to rock shaft, The arm, f,of lever, F, is positioned in the path of transfer teeth, 0, on unitswheel, 0, of the daily register, whereas the arm, F, of said lever, F,is adapted for engagement. with tooth, a, of the tens wheel, 0. As unitswheel, 0, turns the distance equivalent. to ten teeth, arm, f, of lever,F, will engage with one transfer tooth, a", so as to turn lever, F, onits pivot, f, thereby actuating pawl, f so as to engage with a clearlyin Figs. 18, 19, and 20, are each pro-.

tooth, 0, of wheel, 0, whereby said tens wheel, 0, willbe moved thedistance of one tooth by the operation of transfer lever, F, from unitswheel, 0. In like manner, the arm, f, of lever, F, is positioned forengagement with a transfer tooth, c of tens wheel, 0, wl1ereas pawl, F,of said lever, F, is adapted for engagement with teeth, 0 of hundredswheel c In a similar manner, the arm, f, of lever, F is positioned forengagement with either of the transfer teeth, 0 on the hundreds wheel, 0whereas the arm, F, of said lever, F will engage with teeth, 0 ofthousands wheel, 0

In the upper part of the machine is a horizontal frame, G, supported bymain frame, B, and adapted to carry the parts composing a duplexindicating mechanism.

' Said frame, G, is provided at its ends with standards,g, adapted tosupport a horizontal rod or arbor, g. On this arbor is loosely mounted asleeve or tubular shaft, 9 which carries two indicator wheels, G, G eachwheel being inscribed with numbers from 0 to 9, both inclusive. Anothersleeve, g ,is loosely mounted on said arbor and sleeve, g and it isequipped with indicator wheels, G G each of said wheels being numberedas described. A third sleeve or tubular shaft, 9, is, also, mounted onthe arbor for the purpose of carrying other indicator wheels, G, G, anda fourth sleeve, 9 carries indicator wheels, G, G The sleeves or,tubular shafts are adapted to rotate freely and separately on thearbor, and said shafts are so positioned that wheels, G G, G, G are atone end of the machine so as to be exposed through a suitable slot inthe machine casing to the view of the operator, whereas the otherwheels,G, G G G are at the opposite end of the machine for the purpose ofexposing the numbers on said wheels through another slot of the machineso that the wheels comprised in the last named group, G, G G, G, will beexposed to the view of the customer or ,pur-

. chaser.

The several sleeves, g g 9*", arbor g are provided with-pulleys, h, h, hh respectively, and on these pulleys are -coiled the corresponding endportions of pliable chains or other flexible connections indicated at2', 2', 2' 2' Said chains or flexibleconnectlons run around pulleys, z,

mounted on frame, G, and the several operatlng connections extend togrooved segments, j, j, 7' and 7' respectively, on actuatin'g members,J, J, J J Each chain or flexible connection is attached securely to oneof the actuating members, J, whereas the other end of said chain orflexible connection is partly coiled around the pulley on one shaft,said coiled end ofthe chain being fastened to said pulley,.whereby asthe. actuating member is operated by turning one of the spindles, by themeans pres ently described, the flexible connection will be pulled forthe purpose of turning the pulley and the'corresponding shaft, thusdisplaying the numbers on two indicating wheels to the view of theoperator and .the customer. v

Each actuating member is constructed substantially as shown in Figs. 12and 13 of the drawingsby casting said member in a single piece of metal.The cast member is provided with an aperture, 9' and the severalmembers, J, J, J ,'J are assembled compactly and in sidewise, relation,as shown in. Figs. 2, 4, and 5, whereby the series of numbers areadapted to bev mounted loosely upon the horizontal arbor or spindle, C,of the daily register mechanism. Said members are capable of turningfreely on said arbor, C, and the movement of one 'member does not affector change the position of either of the other members of the series.Each member is provided in addition to the grooved head, 7', with a gearsegment, j on one side of the opening, j,

and the member is provided with a segmen tal rim, 7' having ratchetteeth, j said rim and the ratchet teeth being at'the opposite side ofopening, 3' in the member, all as clearly shcgvn in Fig. 12. Members, J,J, J J, are positioned iridifl'erent vertical planes and in parallelorder, and with the gear segments, j of said members mesh the teeth ofgear pinions, K, K, K K, which are carried by arbors, E, E, E Erespectively, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3.

The gears just referred to are held on the group of operating spindlesso as to occupy different vertical planes in order to bring them intoproper positions for interme'shing engagement with the gear segments, j,of the gespective actuating members. Cooperating wit-h each gear is acoiled spring,

7a, coiled loosely on tubular part, 6 of the respective spirfilles, oneend of said spring acting against the arm, 6 of said spindle part,whereasthe other end of the spring, in, acts against the gear to presssaid gear into en age'ment with'one of a series of spacing co lars, 70,I0 kflk, said spacing collars being of different lengths as shown inFig. 16. Said spacing collars engage with a throwotf plate, L, which isprovided at its several corners'with openin s whereby said throwoffplate will receive the tubular part, e of the several operating spindlesthe throwoff plate being movable slidably upon the spindles in a mannerpresently'described. The throw-ofl plate engages with all the collars,k, I0 k is, of different lengths so as to retain the gears inmesh withthe gear segments on the "actuating members, but

when this throw-oft plate, L, is moved positively in one direction, itacts on the spac ing collars to shift the gears along, thear- "bors andf1'.ee-,.tl1,em from meshing engage- & aos eae ment with the gearsegments of actuating members, J, J, J J", whereby the spindles arethrown out of operative engagement with the actuating members for theindicator disks, thus preventing the operator from turning the indicatordisks by manipulating the operating spindles at a time when the totalregister is. out of operative relation to the daily register. An endportion of arbor or spindle, C, extends loosely through throw-off plate,L, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4, and on said end portion of the shaftfixed a collar, Z, by means of a set screw Z). This collar is providedwith a cam surface, P, as shown more clearly in Figs. 14 and T5, andcooperating with the cam surface of the fixed collar is a moving collar,L, the latter being loosely mounted on arbor, Q, between fixed collar,Z, and throw-off plate, L,- The movable collar is provided with a camsurface, Z adapted to cooperate with cam surface, Z of the fixed collar,and said moving collar, L, is provided with an outwardly extending arm,Z To the end of this arm is pivoted by pin, i one end of a link, L theother end of said link being connected by a pin, Z, to an uprightvibratory frame, L Said frame is positioned at the right hand end of themachine so as to be pivotally supported thereon by pin, Z and to theframe is pivoted one end of a peculiarly shaped link, L, the same beingshown more clearly in Fig. 3. Said link is preferably cast in a singlepiece of metal and it extends across the machine alongside one 0% theframe plates, 6, preferably between t e frame plate and the actuatingmembers for the indicating mechanism. The other end of said link, L isconnected by a pin 'or screw, Z to an arm, Z, on an operating shaft, L,the latter being mounted in one of the frame plates, 1), so as to extenddownwardly therefrom, and to occupy a spaced relation to' the group ofoperating spindles heretofore described. The spindle is provided with aknob, Z by which said spindle may be conveniently rotated for thepurpose of imparting recip- -rocating movement to link, L, and pivotedframe, L whereby link, L is actuated to turn the shifting collar, Lf,thus pressing the cam surface, 1*, of said collar into position to rideupon the cam surface, P, of the fixed collar, Z. When the collar, L, isturned in one direction, the notch of said collar will receive the camsurface, Z of the fixed collar, thus allowing the springs, in, to pressthe gear pinions into mesh with the gear segments of the actuatingmembers, and to retain the spacing collars into-em gagement with thethrow-off plate. The link, L, is provided with an inset or cam portion,m, which is shaped to.correspond with a locking member, m, on a lockingsnindl-e, ,M, the latter being mounted for rotation in one of the frameplates, 5, and positioned below the operating spindle, L, by which thethrow-off plate is actuated. The locking spindle, M, is provided with aseparate operating knob, m and spindles, M, L are adapted for individualoperation when the total register is to be thrown out of cooperativerelation to the daily register. Locking member, m, of spindle, M, isprovided with-a stop member, m, which is adapted to be positioned in thepath of the inset part, 921-, on link, L", as shown in 2-), for thepurpose of limiting the movement of said link, If, in one direction whenthe parts occupy said position of Fig. When the total register,presently described, is moved out of cooperative relation to the dailyregister, so that the two registers occupy the disengaged positionsillustrated in Fig. 1, frame, L is moved by link, l operated by spindle,L to said position of Fig. 1, and spindle, M, is then turned to bringthe locking member, on, into cooperative engagement with the inset part,m, of link, L as shown in said Fig. 1, thus look ing the daily registerin its disengaged position. At the same time, frame. L acts on link, Lso as to turn collar, L, for the cam surface, Z, to ride upon camsurface, Z", and press the throw-ofl plate, L, against the spacingcollars, whereby the spacing collars and the gears are moved along thetubular members, 0 of the operating spindles, thus disconnecting saidgears from the gear segments, j, on the actuating members, J, J, J Jwhereby said actuating members cannot be operated by the spindles forthe purpose of turning the indicating mechanism.

The rotatable wheels of the indicating mechanism are returned normallyto Zero positions 'by'the action of springs, one of said springs beingindicated by G of Fig. '9. Said spring is shown as being coiled around asleeve carrying the indicator member, the other end of said spring beingat tached to a part of frame, G. Any suitable stop devices, such as a'adial arm G adapted to cooperate with a suitable stop (not shown) onthe machine frame, may be employed for arresting the return movement ofthe indicator member when it reaches the zero position, but as thisminor feature of the stop device may be readily supplied by a, skilledconstructor, it has not been deemed necessary to illustrate it.

The total register, indicated generally by the reference character, D,comprises a: plurality of counting wheels, (Z, (Z, (Z (Z each of whichis provided with peripheral teeth, d adapted to engage with the teeth onthe periphery of counting wheels, 0, c 0-", respectively, the countingwheel, (I of the total register being free from engagement with eitherof the counting wheels of the total register, Said counting wheels ofcounting wheels of the total register from the counting wheels of thedaily register.

p The counting wheels, dfcl (i If, are

I provided with flanges, on which are in- .at 0' in the other frameplate, 7).

scribed numbers, as shown in Fig. 7. The rows of numbers on countingwheel, d, run reversely to the rows of numbers on counting wheel, cl.Similarly, the rows of numbers on counting wheel, (Z run reversely tothe numbers on counting wheel, d. The numbers on the counting wheel, (irun reversely to the numbers of the adjacent counting wheel, (Z As shownin Figs. 5 and 6, wheels (I d of the total register are connectedoperatively by toothed wheels I), positioned above said wheels andcooperating therewith for the purpose of transferring the registrationsof wheel at to the wheel d so-that the highest total numbers will beindicated by said wheel (Z of the total register. The several countingwheels of the total register are adapted to be actuated directly fromthe counting wheels of the daily register when the two registers are incooperative relation so that the respective counting wheels will engagewith each otherfas shown in Fig. 3, but when the daily register is to beresetat the end of a days business, then the spindles, L M, are operatedforthe purpose of moving the total register, D, to the disconnectedposition, and locking the several operating parts so that the machinecannot be tampered with by an unauthorized 'person.

The spindle, M, is mounted in one frame plate, Z), as shown in Fig. 7,spindle is rigidly fastened a yoke shaped piece, 0, the other end ofwhich is pivoted To the end portions of this yoke are pivoted by screws,0, the lower ends of links, 0 ,=the

upper ends of which-are provided with slots, 0 which receive pivotscrews, 0*, shown in Fig. 8, whereby the links, 0'-, are loosely,connected with operating levers, O. Said levers are provided with arms,0 which are hung loosely on arbor, C, of the daily register, and saidlevers, O, are pro- .vided with' the cam slots, 0 shown in Fig. "'3 sothat the daily and total registers are in 8, in which cam slots arereceived theshaft.

D, of the total register. the construction of said slatted levers, 0,being such that when yoke, Cl is turned by the operation of spindle,M,links, 0 will operate slotted levers, O, in a manner for the camslots, to move shaft, D, in a direction to adjust the counting wheels ofthe total register away from the counting wheels of the daily register.The operation of spindle, M, thus adjusts the daily register to itsinoperative and to this position, and at the same time moves lockingprojection, m, into engagement with the raised part, m, of link, L butwhen the link-is adjusted to the position of Fig. 3, then spindle, M,may be turned, for its member, m toengage with link,- L, and at the sametime turn yoke, O, for adjusting levers, 0, so that the register will berestored into operative .enga ement with the counting wheels of thetotal register. counting wheels of the total register are P I precludedfrom movement in a reverse direction by suitable spring pressed pawls,(i shown in Fig.6, said pawls being supported The on a cross rod, (P,attachedto frame plate, b.

Swinging frame, L carries means adapt- .ed for engagement with theratchet teeth,

j, of each of the swinging actuating members, J, J, J J whereby theindicating limited time in the position to which said indicatingmechanism. may be adjusted for the purpose of displaying to the view ofthe customer and the operator theamount registered by the machine.particularly in Figs. 21 t0-24: inclusive, said swinging frame, L isprovided with a cross rod, P, and a supportingbar, P, the rod, P, beingbelow the cross bar. On the rod 'mechanism may be locked or retained fora 5 As shown more are loosely hung a plurality of levers, Q,

the upper ends of which are provided with heads, 9, which are beveled at9, see Figs. 21 and 22. An additional lever, Q, is, also,

hung on rod, P, at one side of the series of levers, Q, and thisadditional lever is adapt- 10 ed to cooperate with a drawer operatinglever, Q the position of which is shown more-particularly in Fig. 1. Asthe means for operating the drawer, and the drawer itself, constitute nopart of this invention, I 10 have not considered itnecessary to furtherillustrate or describe the drawer operatin means. Supporting bar, P, isequipped with a plurality of dogs, P having rounded heads, 7;, pivotedon said supporting bar, 1%, 1

by screws or studs,p. The heads of said pivoted dogs are positioned inthe path of the beveled heads, 9, on looking levers, Q. Said-lockinglevers are provided with pawl shaped tail pieces, 2 which are adapted 11for engagement with the ratchet teeth, 3', on

he actuating members, J to J, inclusive. When link, L, occupies theposition of Fig.

cooperative relation, the indicating disks, G 12 to G both inclusive,occupy their zero positions, and the machine is otherwise in conditionfor operation. When one of the spindles, E to E inclusive, is operated,said spindle turns its proper gear and acts on the 12 At this time theindicating member 15 adjusted position forthe purpose-of retain-v ingthe indicating members in their dis- 10 played positions for the desiredtime. To

return the parts to normal positions, it is necessary for the operatorto turn spindle, L and adjust link, L and frame, L to the position shownin Fig. 1, thus moving the frame, L ,,and the lovers away from theratchet pawls of the actuating members, after which the spindle will bereturned to position by spring, G acting on the indicating disk so as topull on one of the flexible connections which operate to turn theactuating member to its usual position. A spring, L (see Figs. 1 and 3)is shown as cooperating with frame, L, for the purpose of returning theframe and the link, L back to normal position when the operator finallyturns spindle, L back, whereby the recessed part, m, of link, L will reengage with the stop member, m of spindle,M,upon restoring the totalregister into cooperative relation to the daily register.'

As is usual in machines of this kind, there is employed a record tape orstrip indicated by dotted lines at R in Fig. 3. This record tape iscoiled on a spool indicated by dotted lines at R and is adapted to bewound on a take-up spool shown by dotted lines, R in Fig. 3. The recordtape is adapted to pass over a printing table, R guided by stems, r, andnormally raised by 40 spring, r. The actuating members, J, J, J areprovided with curved edges, 1, having suitable type, r said type beingadapted to cooperate with table, R for printing the proper numbers onthe tape. Suitable ink ing mechanism may be employed, for -in-' stance,the inked pad, 1", on s'aid table, R see Fig. 3'. As the paper strip andthe printing and inking mechanisms constitute no part of the presentinvention, I have not considered it necessary to more fully illustrateor describe the same.

he operation may be briefly summarized as follows: Assuming that it isdesired to register nine cents in the machine, spindle,

E, is operated so that its gear, K,.will turn the toothed segment, j, ofactuating member, J, whereupon the cord, 2', will rotate shaft, and turnWheels, G, G, to the position for indicating the number to the operatorand the customer. At the same time gear, 6, will mesh with the teeth ofcounting wheel, 0, to turn the daily register, and thus indicate theamount of the pur chase on said daily register. The counting wheel, a,of said daily register will in turn Figs. 25 and 26.

operate the counting wheel, d, of the total register. When actuatingmember, J, is moved, its ratchet teeth, j clear the tail piece of lever,Q, and the actuating member is thus held in the desired position todisplay the amount of the purchase until the operator moves spindle, Lto disengage the lever, Q, from the ratchet teeth, whereupon the spring,G returns-the indicator and the actuating member to their normalpositions, the spring, L acting on frame, L and link, L so that therecessed part, m, of link, L", contacts with stop member, m Theseoperations are repeated each time an amount is to be registered, but atthe end of a days business, spindles, U, M, are operated so as to throwthe total register out of engagement with the daily register, afterwhich the parts of the daily register may be returned to zero positionswithout affecting the total register.'

lnstead of using the rotating disks, G to G inclusive, as the indicatingmechanism, I may employ the curved tablets shown in a Eachactuatingmember, J to J inclusive, is provided with a curved tablet, S,on which is inscribed the numbers from O to 9, inclusive. The series oftablets are positioned one above the other so as to display theirnumbers, the tablet of member, J, indicating units, the tablet of member, J, indicating tens, the tablet of member, J indicating hundreds,and the tablet of member, J, indicating thousands. The tablets when innormal position are adapted to contact with a rest or stop, S. Theactuating members, J to J inclusive, are constructed with the gearsegments and the ratchet teeth, as heretofore described, and they areadapted to be operated in the manner set forth, by the rotation ofspindles, E to E, inclusive.

It will be noted that the numbers on wheels, G G, G G run in a reversedirection to the numbers on indicating wheels, Gr, G ,'G G, so that thenumbers on the two sets of wheels may be read from opposite sides of themachine by the salesman and the customer. Further, the wheels of thedaily re ister, and the wheels of the total register are, or should be,provided with numbers so that the totals registered by the machine maybe easily read by the operator and transferred to the account books. Forconvenience in reading, the numbers on thewheels of the daily registerare read from left to right, as usual, but

as the wheels of the total re ister cooierate a l with the wheels of thedaily register, except wheel, (Z the numbers on the wheels of the totalregister are read from right to left, see Fig. 7. As shown in Fig. 25,the indicatin segments, S, are provided with scales, the radial lines ofwhich con erge to the pivots of members, it, so 1 th e are uniform.Obviously, the segments, S, are provided with scales on the respectivefaces thereof.

As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, wheels, d (2*, of the total register areconnected operatively bytoothed wheels, D positioned above said wheelsand cooperating therewith register including a plurality of countingwheels positioned in coiiperative relation to the individual wheels ofthe dailyregister and operated directly by said counting Wheels of thedaily register, and means for shifting the wheels of the total registerinto actuating the counting wheels of said daily register, a totalregister including a plurality of counting wheels, said, counting wheelsof the total register being positioned in cooperative? relation to thecounting wheels of the daily register to be actuated individuallythereby, and means for shift-- ing the counting wheels of the'totalregister into and out of such cooperative relation to the countingwheels of the daily register.

3. In z cashregister, a daily register inspindles each having a gearpositioned to directly operate one of said counting wheels,

and means for precluding backward rota,

tion of said counting wheels, in combination with a total registerhaving counting wheels positioned in mesh with the counting wheels ofthe daily register, means for shifting the counting wheels of the totalregister into and out of meslr. with the wheels of the daily register,and meanfor locking the total register against movement when thecounting wheels-thereof are out of mesh with the daily register countingwheels.

4. In a cash register, the combination of a daily register havingcounting wheels and separate ggotatable spindles for individuallyactuating said counting wheels, a total register including countingwheels operated'individually and directly by the counting wheels of thedaily register, and means for moving the counting wheels of one registerinto and out of cooperative relation to the counting wheels of the otherregister.

5. In a cash register, the combination of a daily register including aplurality of separate counting wheels and rotatable spindles forindividually operating said counting wheels of the daily register, atotal register including a plurality of-counting wheels positioned foroperation directly and separately by the counting wheels of said dailyregister, means for simultaneously adjusting the counting wheels of oneregister into and out of operative relation to the counting wheels ofthe other register, and means for resetting the counting wheels of thedaily register to zero when free from engagement with the countingwheels of the total register. 4

6. In a cash register, the combination of a daily register including"separate counting wheels and rotatable spindles for individuallyactuating said counting wheels, a total register including separatecounting wheels normally in cooperative relation to the counting wheelsof the daily register, said counting wheels of the daily registeroperating to directly actuate the counting wheels .of the totalregister, ineansfor simultaneously adjusting the counting wheels of thetotal register into and out of cooperative relation with the countingwheels ofthe daily register, and manually operable means for resettingthe counting wheels o-fthe daily register to zero when the countingwheels of the total register are free from engagement, therewith.

7. In a cash register, the combination'of a 7 daily register including aplurality of separatecounting wheelsand rotatable spindles forindividually operating said counting wheels, a total register includingcounting wheels operated directly bythecounting wheels of the dailyregister, means for adjusting the counting wheels of the total registerinto and out of operative relation to the counting wheels of the dailyregister, separate means for resetting the counting wheels of thedaily-register to zero positions when free from engagement with thecounting wheels of the total register, and indicating mechanism separatefrom 'the counting wheels ofboth of said registers and operable by saidspindles of the daily register.

8. In cash register, the combination of a daily register includingseparate countwheel;

- for essee plurality of separate movable members, and actuating membersseparate from the countiug wheels of either register, said actuatingmembers being operated by said spindles of the daily register andconnected with the separate members of the indicating mechanism.

9. in a cash register, a daily register including a plurality ofseparate counting 1 and, operating spindles having means directlyactuating the individual count ing wheels, a total register includingcounting wheel's operated directly by the count ing wheels of the dailyregister, means for adjusting the counting wheels of the total registerinto and out of operative relation to the counting wheels of the dailyregister, plurality of indicator actuating devices each provided with agear segment, and gears on the spindles of the daily register andmeshing with said segments of the in dcator actuating members. i

10. In a cash register, a daily register including a plurality ofseparate counting wheels and a plurality of operatin spindles fordirectly and individually actuating said counting wheels, :1 totalregister including counting wheels operated directly by the countingwheels of the daily register, means for adjusting the counting wheels ofthe total registerinto and out of operative relation to the countingwheels of the daily register, indicator operating members each havingmeans whereby the same may be operated by one of said spindles, andlocking means tor precluding movement of the indicator actuating membersin a reverse direction.

11. In a cash register, a daily register including a plurality ofspindles and a pluty of counting wheels, a total register includingcounting wheels operated. directly by the counting wheels of the-dailyregister, means for adjusting the counting wheels of the total registerinto and out of operative relation to the counting wheels of the dailyregister, indicating mechanism, actuating members cotiperating with saidspindles ot' the daily register and adapted for displaying theindicating mechanism,

locking devices nornially in' locking rela tion to the actuatingmembers, and means for withdrawing the locking deviees from the path orthe actuating members.

l2.'ln a cash. register, a daily register having a plurality of separatecounting wheels and a plurality of operating spindles each having meansfor operating one of the counting wheels, :1 total register includingcounting wheels operated directly by the counting wheels of the dailyregister, means for adjusting the counting wheels of the total registerinto and out of'operative relation to the counting wheelsof the dailyregister, indicating mechanism, actuating members cooperating with therespective spindles of the daily register and provided with ratchetteeth, a plurality of locking devices normally engaging with the ratchetteeth of said actuating members, and means for moving the lockingdevices away from said ratchet teeth of the actuating members.

13. In a cash register, a daily register including a plurality ofseparate counting wheels and a plurality of spindles each consisting ofa tubular part and a solid part, the solid part of each spindle having agear meshing with the counting wheels of said register mechanism, andpawl and ratchet connections intermediate the solid and tubular parts ofeach spindle, combined with a total register including counting wheelsoperated directly by the counting wheels of the daily register, andmeans for adjusting the counting wheels of the total register into andout of operative relation to the counting wheels of the daily register.

14. In a cash register, a daily register including a plurality ofseparate counting wheels, rotatable spindles having means for directlyoperating the counting wheels individually, and transfer devicescotiperatii'ig with said counting wheels whereby the numbers on a wheelof a lower denomination may be transferred to a wheel of a higherdenomination, in combination with a total register including countingwheels operated directly by the counting wheels of the daily register,means for adjusting the counting wheels of the total register into andout of operative relation to the counting wheels of the daily register,and sepa "ate resetting means whereby the counting wheels of the dailyregister may be returned to zero positions when said counting wheels ofthe daily register are free fromengagement with the counting wheels ofthe total register. 7

15. In a cash register, a daily register, means for operating said dailyregister, a total register normally cooperating with the daily register,means for shifting the total register from cotiperative relation withthe daily register, means for precluding operation. at either registerwhen the total register does not coiiperate with the daily regis-

